mukaaga.
kkumi na mukaaga.
a mukaaga.
enkaaga.
a- numer. six thousand, with the -a of rel. six-thousandth.
twilight (on the Equator the period immediately preceding and following six P.M.). cf. linda, omuzaana; kalabiri- zabazaana.
o- numer. six hundred, with the -a of rel. six hundredth, omulundi ogw'olu- kaaga, the six-hundredth time. cf. -kaaga.
o- without the l.V.'s Lwamu- kaaga. Saturday, lit. the sixth (day, olunaku). cf. -kaaga, omukaaga.
e- numer. sixty, with the -a of rel. sixtieth, omulundi ogw'enkaaga, the sixtieth time, kugobya nkaaga, to dismiss summarily, send packing, drive away. cf. -kaaga.
e- (n/n) kind of bush/tree growing to about six feet.
etc.; throw over; omit, skip, skip over. Omusajja .oyo asussa fuuti mukaaga. This man is over six feet tall.
bump into, knock into, kutomera mmere ya Katonda, to eat without saying grace, kutomera mayu ga bandi, to break up other people's homes, be a home wrecker (by marital infidelity). Bbaasi eyatomedde omuti yalumizza abantu 60. The bus which ran into a tree injured sixty people.
v.i. be heavy; be hard; weigh fig. be difficult to deal with. Ekizungirizi kizitowa ttani mukaaga. The space vehicle weighs six tons.
v.tr. caus. cause to jump; make fly. kubuusaawo kintu. to eat up completely; to finish completely (a task). Tayinza kubuusa bigambo ebyo maaso. He cannot overlook/ignore these matters. Yabuu saamu olubuto lwa myezi mukaaga. She had a miscarriage after six months.
o- reamer, (mu/mi) six. with the -a of rel. sixth, omulundi ogiv'omukaaga, the sixth time. cf. -kaaga, Olwomukaaga.
cf. amagalo, engalo.
six; (e)nkaaga, sixty; (o)lukaaga, six hundred; (a)kakaaga, six thousand; Olwomukaaga, Saturday.
turn; roll; roll on the ground; roll by, pass (of time). Emyaka gyekulunga mukaaga mulamba nga tetumu- labako. Six full years passed before we saw him.